Comments: Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers is the first NFLer with 20 TD passes through eight games in back-to-back seasons . . . Both QBs should be wary, as Packers and Cardinals lead NFL with 26 sacks . . . Cheeseheads have won 22 of their last 24 at Lambeau Field . . . Player to watch: Green Bay WR Jordy Nelson has 5 TDs in last four games.

Comments: Dolphins rookie QB Ryan Tannehill (left knee) is on track to play after being knocked out of last week’s game. His replacement, Matt Moore, led Miami to victory (and, no, Jamie Dukes, it’s not cool to call him “Mandy Moore”) . . . Colts’ Andrew Luck has the highest winning percentage (.571) through eight games of any rookie QB taken No. 1 overall . . .
Indianapolis has won four straight in series . . . Player to watch: Dolphins DE Cameron Wake has 7½ sacks in his last four games.

Comments: They don’t have the best record, but is there any doubt the G-Men are the best team in the NFL? . . . Giants QB Elite Manning has won eight straight vs. AFC . . . Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is 23-7 vs. NFC . . . NY kicker Lawrence Tynes has a league-high 94 points . . . Player to watch: Steeler Jonathan Dwyer (if he plays) has100-plus rush yards in two straight.

Comments: Normally a matchup of 3-4 vs. 2-5 would not qualify as a key game, but this bears watching because the loser is pretty much cooked for the season . . . Eagles have lost three straight, and coach Andy Reid and QB Michael Vick occupy the two hottest seats in the league . . . Saints have given up more than 400 yards in seven straight games . . . Player to watch: Saints DE Junior Galette has four sacks and a forced fumble in last five games.

Comments: Bengals are on a three-game losing skid . . . Eric Decker is looking to become fifth Bronco with a TD reception in five straight games . . . Cincinnati’s A.J. Green has a six-game streak with at least once TD catch . . . Denver’s Von Miller has 17½ sacks in 22 career games . . . Player to watch: Broncos’ Peyton Manning is 7-0 with 17 scoring strikes vs. Cincinnati.

Comments: Series is tied, 5-5 . . . Titans have won 10 of last 12 vs. NFC foes at home . . . Bears’ Brandon Marshall has 34 catches for 461 yards and 3 scores in last four games . . . Rejuvenated: Tennessee’s Chris Johnson has rushed for 550 yards the last five weeks . . . Titans’ Kendall Wright leads NFL rooks with 40 receptions . . . Player to watch: Chicago’s Tim Jennings has seven interceptions in his last eight games.

Comments: Carolina has lost five straight . . . Game is a battle of last two Heisman Trophy winners in Redskins’ Robert Griffin III and Panthers’ Cam Newton . . . They’re also two of the most exciting and dynamic QBs in the league . . . Weekly Luke Kuechly update: BC rookie LB leads Panthers with 62 tackles . . . Skins have NFL-high 62 penalties . . . Player to watch: Carolina’s Justin Medlock was 5 for 5 on field goals last week.

Comments: Lions are clearly the most talented 3-4 team in the league . . . Jaguars are clearly the worst 1-6 team in the league. Jacksonville is 0-3 at home and has been outscored, 95-20 . . . Lions are 1-3 on the road . . . Jags kicker Josh Scobee has hit 20 straight field goals . . . Player to watch: Detroit’s Matthew Stafford has thrown for 1,843 yards, 17 TDs, and 1 INT in last six games vs. AFC opponents.

Comments: Raiders are 5-0 all-time vs. Buccaneers at home . . . Tampa Bay is seeking its fourth straight game with at least 28 points (that’d be a franchise record) . . . Oakland QB Carson Palmer has thrown for at least 200 yards in 13 straight games (that is a franchise record) . . . Player to watch: Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman has nine TD passes and one INT in last three games.

Comments: Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson leads the NFL with 775 rushing yards; Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch is No. 2 at 757 . . . Seahawks have second-best run defense in NFC at 84.9 per game . . . Vikings face a rookie QB (Russell Wilson) for third time this season — they lost to Andrew Luck and RGIII . . . Player to watch: Minnesota LB Chad Greenway has an NFL-high 81 tackles.